Spitfire Mk.IIa 1:13 app. scratch built balsa

[Finn-R]

Ok. I guess it's time that I show a little of my present work here. I will try to post as I go along, but real life has a nasty way of getting in the way. Not to mention two Jack Russells who is absolutely convinced that they are the center of the universe 🤣
My adding to this may be somewhat erratic but I will do my best to keep updates coming along.
I began this build some years ago and some of you may say that I haven't progressed very far. But as one of my frienbd sais: "you need to have a long lasting project!" 🤣
This Spitfire is built from the original drawings bought from Nicki Ziroli. A wonderful set I might add. Unfortunately it's for a radio controlled model and not quite showing the actual fuselage frames etc. so I had to do a little modifications.

This is my workbench. Looks nice and tidy, doesn't it? Wel, you can't see the whisky bottle 😉

 

The original drawings was made for a radio controlled aircraft. So I had to add additional frames in order to be able to place various items where they belongs.

 

And then the fun begins 😉

 

 

Things are looking good so far. All frames from the cockpit seat support and backwards are made. 
More to follow soon.

 

 

[BiggTim]

Now this, I like!! Including the whiskey. My bench often has one of those on it as well. 

Edited June 10 by BiggTim

[LSP_Kevin]

Wow, what a project!

 

Kev

[Out2gtcha]

3 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Wow, what a project!

 

 

X2!!!

[Jim Barry]

love it! 

[Finn-R]

9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Wow, what a project!

 

Kev

Just a little worried that one bottle of whisky won't do it

[Finn-R]

So how do I keep adding pictures / updates to this thread so it appears continuous?
Do I just write here, or do I quote my original post?

[Gazzas]

Cool!

[LSP_Kevin]

1 hour ago, Finn-R said:

So how do I keep adding pictures / updates to this thread so it appears continuous?
Do I just write here, or do I quote my original post?

 

No need to quote your original post. All the comments after your posts will indeed break up the continuity somewhat, but that's just how the forums work. Most people can follow the thread and figure it all out just fine.

 

Kev

[Finn-R]

Having finished the fuselage from frame #12 and back, I thought I'd work on the radio a bit. The Spitfire was equipped with a TR9D and thanks to a very helpful friend in Britain, I was able to get a few pictures and measurements.

 

The radio shelf in the making.

 

 

It neeed a little sanding in order to fit inside the fuselage.

 

 

The handles for the radio was a little tricky. But ended up looking ok, I think

 

 

This is where the glass of redwine shown further up, came in handy 😉 I'm not as young as I used to be and my fingers are getting fat.

Took a few attemps and quite a few swearwords before I was happy.

 

Not too bad if I may say so myself 😉

 

And installed. Wires etc. will be added later.

[Finn-R]

Hello again.
I've just fed Bennie (my Jack Russell) So according to my calculations I should have about five minutes (if I'm lucky) to write this before he comes zooming into my office, begging for treats. 🤣
Ok. The radio, or wireless as our British friends call it is done. Like I wrote earlier Wirering will be added later. My next project is the battery. This is a real pain in the "neck" You have no idea how hard it is to find pictures of the 1940 battery, or the shelf, or even location. I have indications that shows the location to be in the aft of the fuselage, and other indications that it is positioned close to the pilot's seat. Sherlock  Holmes, where are you when I need you? 😉
In the mean time I've been doing a little work on frame #11 and the armor plate and voltage regulator behind the pilot. I will post them shortly.

This picture show my high vision vest from when I worked with Scandinavian Airline System (SAS)
A few days afer we were told that wearing this vest was mandatory, most of us had a drawing on our back. (this was mine) It didn't go down very well and management ordered all vests to be standard. Now this is one of the few benefits of having cancer. Nobody told me to remove, or replace my vest, so I proudly wore this until the day I retired.
Enough about that. Bennie is here. Time for treats (no he's NOT spoiled (much) 😉 ) Will post the pictures of frame #11 tomorrow.

Edited June 29 by Finn-R

[Finn-R]

Back in the saddle again. 
The battery is put on the backburner for the time being while I try to gather more information about the locations. Instead I have been working on frame #9 and the instrument panel. This is what I had to work with. Not looking anything like the original frame #9 or the instrument panel.

 

Just to let you know that this is a dangerous hobby. Especially if you're dumb enough to place your finger on the back of the item you're working on   (blood, sweat, toil, tears and a band aid 🤪 )

Anyways, I had to copy the original frame onto the one that was in the kit. 

 

 

 

Found this on the internet and decided that this would fit nicely.

 

 

A friend of mine scaled the picture down to size and made multiple copies. Believe me, I needed them 😉

 

 

When punching out the instruments , I found out that printing the images on photopaper isn't such a good idea. The coating completely destroyed the image.

 

 

So it was back to the drawingboard and use ordinary printer and some clear scotch tape.

 

 

As you can see, that gave the instruments the glass illustration I was looking for.

 

 

A bit of glue and a steady hand.

 

 

Not too shappy if I  may say so myself.